Current-reported outcome domains in studies of adults with a focus on the treatment of tinnitus: Protocol for a systematic review

BMJ Open

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2015, Pages

  Hall, Deborah A ^a,b   Szczepek, Agnieszka J ^c   Kennedy, Veronica ^d   Haider, Haúla ^e  

^a The National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Blood Borne and Sexually Transmitted Infections at University College London in partnership with UK Health Security Agency   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d BOLTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e NOVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ADULT; LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY;

ADULT; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; TINNITUS;

EID: 84946847292     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009091     Document Type: Review

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